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1778-1801 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 3: Antient Press]; Page 1
Will of JOHN CLEAVELAND. of Orange County Imprimis
I give to my daughter, Mary Franklin, one shilling Sterling
to my son, Benjamin Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
to my son, John Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
to my daughter, Betty Claspey, one shilling Sterling ..
to my son, Robert Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
to my son, Reuben Cleaveland, deed, one shilling Sterling ..
to my son, Jeremiah Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
to my daughter, Patty Smith, the land whereon I now live during her natural life or as long as she should continue to live on the said land. If she should decease or move away from the said land, I charge my executor with the sale of the said land and the money to be equally divided between Betty Smith and Austin, my two grandchildren ..
I give to William Goodall, the colt referred to above and unto my friend, Bartlett Bennett, whom I make my sole executor have hereunto set my hand and seal the first day of November 1778.
Witnesses (signed)
Bartlett Bennett John Cleaveland
Sarah (her mark) Smith
Mary (her mark) Smith.
At a court held for Orange County at the courthouse Thursday the 26th of November 1778 .. presented into court by Bartlett Bennett .. proved by the oaths of Sarah Smith and Mary Smith
William Buckner and William Webb securities ... bond in the penalty of one thousand pounds.
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1734-1737 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 1; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 13-16.
7-18 March 1734 [1735]. Rice Curtis Senr. of Spotsylvania County, Gent., to John Cleveland of same, planter. Lease and release; 2000 pounds of tobacco. 100 acres on the branches of Blew Run and adjoining the lands of Thomas Chew, Alexander Cleveland junr. and Hancock Lee, part of a patent for 1600 acres taken up by Thomas Chew and by him sold to Mr. Rice Curtis Senr. and by said Rice Curtis sold to John Cleveland ... corner to Alexander Cleveland ... corner to Mr. Hancock Lee ...
Rice Curtis
Wit: John Thorpe, Thos. Merry, Grace (X) Cleveland. 20 May 1735. Acknowledged by Rice Curtis, Senr.
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1759-1765 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 13; [Antient Press]; Page 455-456
Indenture 6 Feb 1764 between LAWRENCE FRANKLYN SENR., and MARY, his wife, of Orange County, and BERNARD FRANKLYN, Leather breeches maker of County of Albemarle .. for £25 .. sell tract
in Orange County patented by Lawrence Franklyn and contained 400 acres, 100 thereof sold to Alexander Cleveland Senr., and 100 to Benja. Franklyn, and the other 200 now to Bernard Franklyn
Witnesses: Lawrence (X) Franklyn
Elizabeth Cleaveland, Mary (X) Franklyn
Betty Cleaveland, Anne Franklyn,
George Franklyn, John Cleaveland, W. Coursey.
Recorded Orange County 23rd August 1764.
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1772-1778 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 16; [Antient Press]; Page 217-218
Indenture 1 Aug 1773 between DAVID BRUCE and HONORIOUS, and CLEVELAND COFFEY .. for £5 .. sell 5 acres on county line joining Mrs. Salley Brooke, dec'd ... Rippin
Presence: James Walker, Thos. Barbour, David (X) Bruce
Ben Johnson, Edward Deering
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The Virginia Genealogist Volume 33, 1989 [John Frederick Dorman] Page 25
1775-1803 British Mercantile Claims
Reports on sundry claims, 12 Nov. 1800: [Page 111]
John Cleveland, Albemarle. £12 . 7.3, Wm. Cunningham & Co. (Fredericksburg Store). He died in Orange in 1774 and left a moderate estate. His acting executor is Bartlett Bennett, now of the same county. John Cleveland on his death bed desired that this debt might be paid and the executor as soon as he could raise any money from the estate went down to Fredericksburg to pay it, but ould find no person to receive it. He has never had any application for payment and has given up nearly all the estat e to the legatees but says he will pay the debt with interest , except during the war, as soon as possible
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